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Blue Lagoon
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The myriad colours of the Lagoon nebula - the many hues are created from hydrogen, sulphur and oxygen in the clouds. The Lagoon Nebula spans about 30 light-years across at an estimated distance of 5,000 light-years toward the constellation Sagittarius.

Credit: NASA.

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